Low Life: Lures and Snares of Old New York

A now-classic portrait of the underside of America's greatest city, Low Life tells the true story of the growth of Manhattan, not the familiar saga of mansions, avenues and robber barons, but the turbulent, often murderous story of the city's slums.

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LibraryThing Review

Comentariu Utilizator - William345 - LibraryThing

This is a fascinating tour of New York's Bowery which in the late 19th and early 20th centuries was a hotbed of gambling, prostitution, and nefarious cons working every conceivable angle on the city's ...Citiți recenzia completă

LOW LIFE: Lures and Snares of Old New York

Comentariu Utilizator - Kirkus

A guided tour through Manhattan's demimonde of the last century, conducted with exquisite relish by East Village journalist Sante (Esquire, The Village Voice, etc.), who speaks with all the authority ...Citiți recenzia completă